SEARCY, Ark. (Feb. 19, 2021) –– The Harding University American Studies Institute will feature award-winning sociologist and educator Michael Lindsay, the eighth president of Gordon College and an expert on religion, culture and leadership, for a closed event at 7:30 p.m. CST on Monday, Feb. 22. Lindsay’s lecture, View from the Top, is titled after his latest book, the University’s Harding Read, and will feature personal stories and powerful findings from the Platinum Study, a groundbreaking study of 550 elite American CEOs, senior government leaders and nonprofit executives. The event will be streamed live at steaming.harding.edu/asi.
Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, Lindsay graduated summa cum laude from Baylor University and holds graduate degrees in theology from Princeton Theological Seminary and Wycliffe Hall at Oxford. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University. His work has been profiled in hundreds of media outlets worldwide, and his research has been funded through fellowships awarded by the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Academy of Education and the National Science Foundation. He currently serves on the board of Christianity Today and the Veritas Forum.
For more information visit harding.edu/asi, harding.edu/honors/seminar-series, or call 501-279-4497. For other Harding events and free and low cost services available to the community, visit harding.edu/community.
Harding University is a private Christian, liberal arts university located in Searcy, Arkansas. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, it is the largest private university in the state. Harding’s student body represents students from across the U.S. and more than 50 nations and territories. The University offers more than 100 undergraduate majors; more than 50 graduate and professional programs including master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees, graduate certificates and endorsements; as well as numerous study abroad opportunities including locations in Australasia, Peru, England, Greece, Italy and Zambia. For more information, visit harding.edu.